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State Senator Jeremy Cooney on the 2024 New York State of the State and state budget

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State Senator Jeremy Cooney on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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WXXI News

New York State Senator Jeremy Cooney is our guest this hour.

Senator Cooney joins us to discuss his takeaways from the State of the State address and the state budget, as well as anti-poverty efforts, the migrant crisis, high-speed rail, cannabis legislation, and more.

It’s the latest conversation in our series with local lawmakers about state business.

Our guest:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.